U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro begins his keynote speech at the Sea-Air-Space defense conference in Maryland on April 9, 2024. (Colin Demarest/Staff) The recent review of shipbuilding progress is ...

The United States Navy’s Constellation-class frigates are set to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service, but the warships are now estimated to be three years behind ...

Cost concerns are growing about the building of the US Navy's guided-missile frigate, shown here in a rendering. (US Navy) With the US Navy (USN) guided-missile frigate (FFG) shipbuilding programme ...

The Department of Defense has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a contract to build two U.S. Navy frigates, according to the daily Pentagon contract announcements. The contract, valued at more than ...

In July 2017, the US Navy announced the FFG(X) frigate project in the United States Department of Defense’s Request for Information (RFI). The FFG(X) would serve as a program to field a new ...

Key Points and Summary - The Constellation-class (FFG-62) sprang from a simple need: a real escort to free destroyers for harder jobs and spread combat power across more hulls. -By “Americanizing” a ...

The US Navy is seeking information about a possible second frigate shipbuilder. (Fincantieri Marinette Marine) The US Navy (USN) issued a request for information (RFI) on 15 November to identify ...

While the U.S. Navy’s first Constellation-Class Frigate (FFG 62) is under construction in the United States, Norway is showing serious interest in the guided-missile frigate, as well as bolstering its ...

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news ...